Long-time Employees Retire
The board accepted the retirements of Helen Hughes, office coordinator, continuing education, and Billy Hughes, volunteer interoffice mailman and staff goodwill ambassador at the Charles D. Worthington Atlantic City Center. Helen joined the college in 1971 and Billy has 30 years of service. In accepting the retirements, the board extended the Hughes family its “heartfelt gratitude and best wishes for health and happiness.” The Galloway residents retire March 1.

The board also accepted the retirement of Mays Landing resident Judith Matsunobu, professor of English, Developmental Writing and English as a Second Language. She was recognized as a “diligent advocate for all students and campus-wide diversity” and was cited for “guiding the ESL program’s remarkable growth with outstanding expertise and dedication.” She joined the college on Sept. 1, 1974, and will retire July 1, 2005.

In Grants Activity, the Board:
--Authorized the college to apply for an Education of Language Minority Students Grant of up to $200,000. The grant would run for two years, July 1, 2005-June 30, 2007.

In Other Business:
--The monthly financial report was approved.

--Dr. May gave an overview of enrollment trends and funding patterns as background for the March board meeting at which the revenue budget will be approved contingent upon county appropriations.

--Trustee Eric Reynolds, chairperson of the board’s Long-range Planning Committee, said he was recruiting additional members for the committee.

--Chairperson Brian Lefke said that Larry Nespoli, president, of the N.J. Council of County Colleges, would attend the April board meeting.

--Trustee Jeffree Fauntleroy inquired about upgrading the condition of the college’s athletic facilities, theater and student life center to make the college more attractive in recruiting students.
Some of the items are included in future Chapter 12 construction projects and some are on the facilities master plan list but have not been yet earmarked for funding, Dr. May and Terry Sampson, business services, explained.

--Kathy Corbalis, college relations, and Geoff Pettifer, marketing, gave a presentation on their work since August with the ACCC Foundation and Advancement Office. They outlined fund-raising projects completed in the past six months and projects for the rest of the year, including the Leaves for Learning Beautification campaign, a signature fund-raiser for the grand opening of the Cape May County campus and preparation for an annual fund campaign.

The next meeting of the board of trustees will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, in J-202, Mays Landing campus. All are welcome to attend.